Adjustable Rate Mortgage
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adverse remortgage
An adverse remortgage or adverse credit remortgage is a mortgage more...
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American Association of Individual Investors
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) is a Chicago-based, investor more...
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amortization
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Annual Percentage Rate
An annual percentage rate, often referred to by its acronym more...
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appraisal
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APR
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asset
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asset-backed security
An asset-backed security (ABS) is a bond backed by a more...
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closing costs
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commercial mortgage
A commercial mortgage is a mortgage which is secured by more...
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commission
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conventional mortgage
A conventional mortgage is a fully amortizing mortgage. The more...
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debt
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD), established in more...
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deposit
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down payment
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Eminent Domain
Eminent domain is a constitutional provision, through which the government more...
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equity
In business, equity refers to value of ownership. The more...
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equity REIT
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escrow
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estate tax
The estate tax is simply a tax on assets charged more...
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae, or the Federal National Mortgage Association, is one more...
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) is a public more...
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Federal Housing Administration
The Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, is an agency of more...
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Federal National Mortgage Association
The Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, is one more...
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FHA Loan
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fixed-rate mortgage
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high-ratio mortgage
A high-ratio mortgage is one with a high LTV, or more...
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home equity
Home equity is the difference between a home’s value and more...
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home equity debt
Home equity debt is a loan that is secured by more...
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home equity line of credit
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home equity loan
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homeowner's insurance
Homeowner's insurance is a type of insurance policy that indemnifies more...
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in escrow
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income property
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inheritance tax
The inheritance tax is tax imposed on the heirs of more...
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insured mortgage
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investment property
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joint mortgage
A joint mortgage is simply a mortgage with more than more...
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joint venture
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junior mortgage
A junior mortgage is a mortgage that is subordinated to more...
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lease
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mortgage
In law, the word mortgage technically means a pledge of more...
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mortgage banker
A mortgage banker is an individual or organization that lends more...
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mortgage bond
A mortgage bond is a debt obligation secured by a more...
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mortgage broker
A mortgage banker is an individual or organization that acts more...
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mortgage insurance
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mortgage interest deduction
In US federal taxation, the mortgage interest deduction is a more...
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mortgage life insurance
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mortgage rate
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mortgage-backed security
A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is a security based upon a more...
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NAREIT
NAREIT stands for the National Association of Real Estate Investment more...
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passive income
Passive income is income not earned from work. The more...
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passive loss
In US tax regulations, a passive loss is a loss more...
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PMI
PMI, or Private Mortgage Insurance, is insurance that indemnifies a more...
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real estate
In common law, real estate refers to land and any more...
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real estate agent
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real estate broker
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realtor
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rent control
Rent control refers to local ordinances that govern the amount more...
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residential mortgage
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reverse mortgage
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rollover mortgage
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